Adios del Sol
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Adios del Sol or Adios al Sol (Farewell from the Sun) is an 1893 historical painting by award-winning Filipino
painter and hero Félix Resurrección Hidalgo
. The painting won Hidalgo a silver medal during the 1893 Chicago Universal Exposition in the United States
. Although created in the “grand manner” style of painting, Adios del Sol is a “seascape with figure” that marked Hidalgo’s departure from the traditional way of painting. The masterpiece is also one of the paintings that marked Hidalgo as a reputable painter in Philippine history of art and in the so-called “popular mind” (the other painting is Jovenes Cristianas Expuestas al Populacho).
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
painter and hero Félix Resurrección Hidalgo
Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo
Félix Resurrección Hidalgo y Padilla was a Filipino artist. He is acknowledged as one of the great Filipino painters of the late 19th century, and is significant in Philippine history for having been an acquaintance and inspiration for members of the Philippine reform movement which included José...
. The painting won Hidalgo a silver medal during the 1893 Chicago Universal Exposition in the United States
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. Although created in the “grand manner” style of painting, Adios del Sol is a “seascape with figure” that marked Hidalgo’s departure from the traditional way of painting. The masterpiece is also one of the paintings that marked Hidalgo as a reputable painter in Philippine history of art and in the so-called “popular mind” (the other painting is Jovenes Cristianas Expuestas al Populacho).